| Symptoms |
General discomfort, low back pain |
Lumbar back pain, increased spasticity, sitting imbalance |
Sitting imbalance |
General discomfort, low back pain, sitting imbalance |
| Additional risk factors |
Posttraumatic Syringomyelia |
Secondary scoliosis |
Ankylosing spondylitis, type II diabetes |
Idiopathic scoliosis |
| Treatment |
Dorsal stabilization (L1–L4) |
Shortening of inserted Harrington rod |
Conservative |
Dorsal stabilization (L2/3–L5) |
| Complications |
Wound dehiscence, implant loosening, adjacent segment Charcot lesions |
Adjacent segment Charcot lesions |
Further disease progression |
Implant loosening, wound healing disturbances |
